Mike Ege

Jack Davis, a controversial bare-knuckle political campaigner whose work was instrumental in the election of three San Francisco mayors – Frank Jordan, Willie Brown, and Gavin Newsom, and helped define a era in local politics, passed away in San Francisco last Friday. He turned 79 on May 1. Originally from Tamaqua, a mining town in […]

San Francisco leaders have unveiled a new affordable housing proposal they plan to place before voters this November, seeking to expand the city’s Housing Trust Fund to over $3 billion over the next three decades while simultaneously easing some development requirements that officials say have stalled new housing construction. The question is will it work, […]

The Memorial Day weekend makes this week at City Hall a short one, and while many meetings, including the full board, have been canceled, things are still going on, including the scuttling of a controversial nonprofit contract, the future of Free City College, the city’s newest affordable housing initiative, and a summit for small businesses. […]

This week, the highlights at City Hall all seem to have been frontloaded to Monday, as Mayor Daniel Lurie presents the city’s $16 billion budget, and supervisors’ committees mull significant public safety policy choices. Lurie’s $16 billion spending plan aims to nip a $607 million deficit in the bud through more cuts that will be […]

Expect a lot of smoke and heat at City Hall this week, as San Francisco’s budget process begins in earnest. The Board of Supervisors will spend much of the week evaluating Mayor Daniel Lurie’s spending plan for 38 city departments. But first, among other things, they’ll consider curbing one of the more inflammatory aspects of […]

Expect a lot of smoke and heat at City Hall this week, as San Francisco’s budget process begins in earnest. The Board of Supervisors will spend much of the

This week will be a busy one at City Hall, as the Board of Supervisors continues to work on the budget and holds a state-mandated hearing on changes to health care funding. Meanwhile, city commissioners will review new affordable housing legislation, police incidents, and the coming facelift for Embarcadero Plaza. On Monday, the supervisors’ Rules […]

San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney joined Los Angeles animal welfare advocates, prosecutors, and lawmakers on Monday to push legislation aimed at reducing the time abused and neglected animals spend in shelters while criminal cases make their way through the courts. Speaking at the North Central Animal Shelter in Los Angeles, Haney told reporters Assembly Bill […]

With the budget process continuing, City Hall has a packed agenda reaching beyond the usual fiscal fight, including major proposals to expand San Francisco’s Housing Trust Fund, create a public bank, overhaul the city’s commissions system, and continue an exemption allowing homelessness officials to directly solicit private donations. Commission business includes a large number of […]

This week at Goodlett Place reflects a lull in activity following last week’s major budget talks. That said, components of a crucial policy accord on housing will be on the table, there is an outreach event on property taxes on Monday, and supervisors will likely approve the return of remote public comment after a three-year […]